Dolores Albarracin, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (IMAGE)

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Dolores Albarracin, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Self-improvement messages to lose weight, quit smoking or eat more fruits and vegetables can fall on deaf ears if the intervention message is mixed, says new research from U. of I. psychology professor Dolores Albarracin.

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